Summer vacation

Like many of my classmates of the January intake (those who started in January), I am not doing a summer internship. Since the first half of the program ended in mid-July, working for two months in Europe with many people on vacation is not an interesting experience. Instead, I'm in Barcelona for two weeks and am staying at an amazing place near Sagrada Famila.

Since the place is new, I wasn't able to find any reviews on it. The lower price (63 euros per night) and the pictures were enticing enough to try it out for 3 nights. After walking into the apartment, I realized that it was a steal. The apt is 70 square meters with two bedrooms, two balconies, a spacious living room, a kitchen, and air conditioning (woohoo!). Right away, I went back to the guy at the reception and managed, with my little knowledge of Catalan, to extend my stay until the 16th. (I actually understood everything he said until he mentioned m'entens.. which as I found later meant do you understand)

Since I put all my money in accomodation, I'm debating whether I should take Spanish classes and hang out with foreigners all the time. For now, I've joined Dir, a cool gym near Plaça de Catalunya, with the hope of meeting locals.